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What Happened to Intelligent Judgment?
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Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
In so many cases, hours spent focused on documenting accountability to standards actually decreases the possibility for quality improvements through genuine reflection, self-examination, and the exercise of intelligent judgment. Focusing only on ratings and requirements narrows one's thinking and exemplifies the tendency toward stagnation. The…
Descriptors: Teachers, Administrators, Child Care, Accountability
Learning from Aotearoa New Zealand
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Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
Last February, in search of expanded thinking, the author led a group of 20 early childhood professionals on a study tour to Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ). The group included two Canadians and two Aussies, with everyone else from the United States. While they knew they had much to learn from the overall system of early childhood education in NZ, the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Field Trips
Making Your Environment "The Third Teacher"
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Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2007
The Italian Schools of Reggio Emilia are acclaimed for the stunning environments their educators have created, provoking us to recognize the instructive power of an environment. Their schools vibrantly exemplify learning environments that dazzle the senses, invite curiosity and discovery, and foster strong, respectful relationships. Unlike…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Classroom Environment, Rating Scales, Reggio Emilia Approach
Assessing Quality: What Are We Doing? Where Are We Going?
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Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2008
By following the emerging early education policies in state governments across the United States, as well as tracking the direction of ECE professional organizations, one gets the impression that quality improvement is assured by an ever-expanding set of requirements and expectations placed on teachers. However, most of the folks who are…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Child Care, Educational Quality, Instructional Improvement
Teacher as Scribe and Broadcaster: Using Observation to Communicate. Part 2.
Jones, Elizabeth; Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1991
Presents an annotated dialogue between two teachers concerning a teacher's observations of children's play. Discusses teachers' practice of representing children's play for the children and the results of this practice. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Day Care
Communicating with Parents.
Carter, Margie – Child Care Information Exchange, 1996
Discusses five strategies that can enhance the communication among parents and early childhood educators: (1) Keep parents well informed about what is happening in the classroom; (2) help parents to introduce themselves in the classroom; (3) create dialog in newsletters and bulletins; (4) post questions rather than reports; and (5) disseminate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers, Educational Attitudes